Back to You by Tara Nolan

Author:Tara Nolan [Tara Nolan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tara Nolan
Published: 2023-03-30T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter eighteen

Thomas & Emilia

“Where ye going so fast?” Nessa asked Thomas as he stood up from the bed. She didn’t bother pulling up the sheet, but rather enjoyed being on display. “I thought we could lie here a bit.”

Thomas struggled to button his pants—his shoulder still smarting—and gathered his belongings, avoiding the woman on the bed. He already felt guilty about what had happened between them. That was strange, considering he’d never felt that after lying with a woman.

“I have to go.”

“Ye seemed distracted,” she said accusatorily, surprising him into looking at her.

“Just a lot on me mind.” He put his cap on and wished he’d never come to Nora’s with Mikey and the crew.

Nessa stretched, her full breasts—nipples still red from his mouth just moments before—taunted him as she practically preened. She moved lazily, but Thomas knew her claws were hidden.

“I did everything ye liked, didn’t I?” She pouted, batting her eyes at him.

Anger began to boil beneath his skin, though more at himself than at the woman needling him. He couldn’t understand why he imagined an utterly different lass tumbling in the bed with him. Tan skin glistening instead of pearly white. He almost lost it in the beginning when he conceived the voluptuous curves in his hands. A complete contrast to Nessa’s soft angles.

Thomas scowled. “Jealousy doesn’t become ye. The other lads not given ye enough attention, Ness?”

“Jealous?” She scoffed, sitting up quickly. “I’ve never been jealous a day in me life!”

Thomas grunted and grabbed the door handle.

“Heard that gypsy wench has been whoring herself all along the street.” Her words landed like an anvil, and Thomas froze in place, breathing harder as he waited for her to say more. “Guess she’s not your good wee doll after all.”

Thomas slammed the door shut but could not drown out her laughter as he descended the stairs.

“Where ye going so fast?” Mikey called out, putting down his cards as Thomas passed his table.

Thomas threw the door open, looking left and right as if Emilia was going to materialize before him. It had been nearly a fortnight since he’d last seen her and nearly as long since the men set out for war. For that, he was grateful—the fewer men put their hands on her, the better. What the feck was she thinking? Hadn’t he saved her arse enough without her doing this dirty work? He was going to throttle her when he found her.

That thought alone should have stopped him in his tracks.

Pushing through a group, he heard Mikey yelling his name. He’d catch up whether Thomas wanted him there or not.

“What are ye doing?” Mikey snapped.

“Did ye know?”

Mikey threw his hands up in the air. “Know what, dearthir?”

“Has she been selling her body? Did ye know?” Thomas knew he sounded crazy. He also knew it was none of his business what Emilia did. He told her as much when he’d last seen her. Yet his anger drove him now, and there was no telling what it would do.

Mikey shrugged.

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